I heard that it's possible to import a c# file and use it's functions in a vb.net application? I have a C# file with a lot of functions, that I want to use, however, I don't want to convert it to vb.net (would take time). Is it possible? Thanks. HOw?
Compile it, and reference the DLL.
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I need to read\write tga files from vb,
I found TargaImage.dll, nice lib but it allows only read tga.
I found FreeImage, tryed to import it in vb, but it says:
FreeImage.dll could not be added. Please make sure that the file is accessible, and that it is a valid assembly or COM component.
I think I have to use , but absolutly dont know anything.
help plz:)
From looking at the way the distribution works, you have two options:
First, you could call the functions in the DLL directly using <DllImport> attributes. This is going to require a lot of learning of how to make calls to unmanaged DLLs, passing the right values, etc. Which is why I suggest the second option.
The second option is, you can use the .NET Wrapper project that is included in the distribution. If you're using a version of Visual Studio that supports multiple programming languages, just add the wrapper project to your solution and reference the wrapper project from the project that needs to use it.
If you're using Visual Studio Express, you won't be able to add a C# project to a VB solution. I'd suggest downloading C# Express, compiling the wrapper project, and then adding the compiled DLL to your VB.Net project.
When I add my vb classes to my C# project in vs 2008 they are readily available to be used in my c# classes. But for some reason 2010 can't see them. I could be missing something simple but i couldn't make it work in the past hour. Any ideas?
Are you sure you had them included with action compile and not just action content?
CSharp and VB use two differnt MSBuild targets file and I've never heard of mixing them in the same project file. Different project types in the same solution - sure, but not what I think you are saying.
Of course it's a strange world so maybe someone will come by and suprise me with something I never thought possible outside of ILMerge after the build.
you can't mix 2 code languages. like you can add vb and vb, c# and c# but not vb and c# together.
If you do want to mix, use a code converter like c# - vb or something. Here is one to try instead of re coding it all again: Vb.net --> C# converter.
It may not be 100% working but at least you'll convert some code.
I need to use a dll file in my Simulink model. Does anyone have any suggestions?
You can write a C S-Function, and call into your dll from the methods in the S-Function, or you can use the Legacy Code Tool, which is probably easier than writing your own.
I made a program using VB and I lost the source code but I have the exe file. How can I extract the code from the exe file?
Assuming your exe is a .NET assembly (you tagged the question as VB.NET), you can reverse engineer your exe using tools such as Reflector.
If it's VB.NET you can use the RedGate Reflector tool and the FileDisassemler plugin to generate the source code. That is if the exe was not obfuscated
Since you tagged your question vb.net you might be able to retrieve quite some portions of your code using a .NET disassembler. For example try Lutz Roeder's .Net Reflector or MS ildasm which comes with the .NET compiler.
Use Reflector (assuming .NET) to dissassemble the exe back into code. You will need to create your own class structure, but you can recover the code as any of the supported CLR languages.
Have you tried Salamander, or one of the many other .net decompilers?
Trey VB Decompiler and see if that works.
I have some C# source code that I got off the Internet and I want it in VB.NET. How would you convert it because I don't know C#.
I found multiple translators after performing a simple search, but this one looks kind of cool. No installation necessary!... though I have never used it.
Another way is compiling it to, dragging the assembly to Reflector and then decompiling it to VB.NET
If I recall correctly, you can have multiple source languages in the same project. They just have to be in different files. You should be able to call the c# class from a vb.net class without any major problems. This may not be the prettiest option, but it might work for your situation.
You can have a VB project in the same solution as a C# project, and use classes from either from the other, but you can't have both VB and C# source files compiled in the same project.